Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding · Iowa

Surgery Center of Des Moines West

West Des Moines, IA · ~64 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
13.0
Avg TCR
3.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Surgery Center of Des Moines West runs at 342% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding workplace, earning a grade F.

Surgery Center of Des Moines West: 13.0 TCR = 342% of Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding BLS 3.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Surgery Center of Des Moines West safety composite

Surgery Center of Des Moines West scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

F

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 13 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.78 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−3.5

2016→2019

Surgery Center of Des Moines West injury rate improved

Surgery Center of Des Moines West's TCR fell 3.5 from 11.9 in 2016 to 8.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 22.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=11.9 · 2017=9.0 · 2018=22.8 · 2019=8.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 621493 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 13.0 · 342% of ind

  • DART 2.8 DART
  • RANK #4/6
  • PHOTO Rocky Hill Surgery C…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Rocky Hill Surgery Center, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Surgery Center of Des Moines West in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Surgery Center of Des Moines West averages 13.0 TCR (342% of the Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Surgery Center of Des Moines West TCR series: 2016=11.9 · 2017=9 · 2018=22.8 · 2019=8.3 · BLS 3.8

Where Surgery Center of Des Moines West falls in its industry

498 Ambulatory surgical centers an establishments

Safer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Ambulatory surgical centers an employers in Iowa.

Surgery Center of Des Moines West (64 employees, TCR 13.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 6.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Surgery Center of Des Moines West
Surgery Center of Des Moines West (64 employees, TCR 13.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 6.2

Surgery Center of Des Moines West has more employees than the Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2019 8.3 2.8 3 0 0
2018 22.8 0.0 8 0 0
2017 9.0 0.0 3 0 0
2016 11.9 0.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

621493 · IA · West Des Moines

498 Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 160 employers in West Des Moines, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Rocky Hill Surgery Center, LLC 13.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Black Hills Urgent Care-Mt. View 13.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midwest Center for Day Surgery 13.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Goshen Surgery Center 12.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE DuPont Pioneer Renwick REN1 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE Iowa Lakes Electric Coop 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE Bilfinger Industrial Services, Inc 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE Heartland Asphalt, Inc. 64 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hy-Vee, Inc. 73,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR Wright Tree Service, Inc 4,019 FTE
CITY-NEAR WDMCS 1,363 FTE
CITY-NEAR FBL Financial Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters 1,123 FTE
NAT-TCR Santa Barbara - Resort 13.0 TCR
NAT-TCR OCY - Easton 13.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Mountain View Landscapes and Lawncare, Inc. 13.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Ocean County Auto Wreckers 13.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Main Yard 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pipestone Veterinary Services 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE EGC 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE Willowcare Rehabilition and Care Center 64 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.